C. H. Moore Homestead DeWitt County Museum - Clinton, Illinois

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C. H. Moore Homestead DeWitt County Museum - Clinton, Illinois
fully restored building and grounds that depict the elegant Victorian era.

The Mansion was completed in 1867 after the Civil War had ended and life took on a more normal pattern. A tour of the manison is available.

Also on display is the Telephone Exhibit. This collection includes tools and materials used in the trade as well as some older telephones. Of particular interest is a cable spinner developed and used by a local resident to install and maintain lead cables during the 1930’s and 1940’s. In 1999, with a grant received from the Independent Telephone Historic Foundation, the exhibit was expanded to preserve the step x step switching equipment from the Weldon, Illinois office. Visitors can make a telephone call from one end of the exhibit to the other and view the progress of the call being made.

Farm Museum. This classic collection, housed in the two lower building, includes vintage tractors, a threshing machine, a replica of a reaper made by Cyrus Hall McCormick around 1834, and scores of well preserved old farm tools.

The Carriage Barn Tour the century-old barn and see the display of buggies and sleighs.

The Martin Sprague Memorial Bridge. The Martin Sprague Memorial Bridge is a replica of the sturdy Indiana-style covered bridge, which was well known during the period. Located in the lower pasture, the bridge connects the C. H. Moore Homestead to adjoining grounds and is used extensively during the Apple-n-Pork Festival in September.

The Carriage Barn. Tour the century-old barn see the display of buggies and sleighs.

Scheduled Events - Dates to be announced so be sure to check!

Quilt Show

Open Auto Show

Ice Cream Social

Vintage Baseball Game

Bluegrass Festival

Apple & Pork Festival

Candlelight Tours

The museum in located one block east of Business 51 at the north edge of Clinton, Illinois.

Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays, April through December. The museum is closed on Mondays and holidays.

Location: 219 E. Woodlawn, Clinton, Iowa

Phone: 217-935-6066